Patents Assigned to J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
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Publication number: 20240039356Abstract: A stator includes a core having a yoke having an annular shape, and teeth protruding toward a center of the yoke and provided at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the yoke, a coil disposed to surround the teeth, a power line connected to a coil end portion of the coil, protruding in an axial direction of the core, and having one end and the other end, the power line having a terminal portion connected to the other end opposite to the one end connected to the coil end portion, a bent portion bent to extend in a predetermined direction, and a coating portion coating the bent portion over both ends of the bent portion, and a mold portion surrounding the coil end portion and integrally surrounding the coil end portion, the one end of the power line, and at least part of the coating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd., MATSUO INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Yosuke KURONO, Tsuyoshi Matsuo, Naoya Takeshita, Syunpei Kuno
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Patent number: 11888259Abstract: A retainer is inserted and fitted into an engagement hole that is open in a first direction of a housing where the first direction, a second direction, and a third direction are defined as mutually-orthogonal three directions. An engagement portion is disposed at each of a pair of inner wall surfaces facing each other in the second direction in an inner peripheral wall of the engagement hole. The retainer includes a pair of first outer surfaces facing each other in the first direction, a pair of second outer surfaces facing each other in the second direction, and a pair of third outer surfaces facing each other in the third direction. A long hole passing through the third outer surface in the third direction is formed so as to be adjacent to each of the second outer surfaces, and extends in the first direction defined as a longitudinal direction. A beam portion supported at both ends by a pair of longitudinal-direction end portions is formed between the long hole and the second outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Obie, Yuji Miyazaki
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Patent number: 11848520Abstract: An electrical connection structure comprises a base member, a connector, and a mating connector. The electrical connection structure comprises a half-fitting detecting mechanism including a half-fitting detecting portion in the connector and a short-circuiting member in the mating connector. The half-fitting detecting portion includes a conductive member and an inspecting member. The half-fitting detecting portion allows a half-fitting state to be detected by the short-circuiting member being in non-contact with the inspecting member when in the half-fitting state. The inspecting member short-circuits with the conductive member via the short-circuiting member by the mating engaging portion of the short-circuiting member being engaged with the engaging portion of the connector and being in contact with a contact part of the inspecting member and the short-circuiting member being in contact with the conductive member when in a normal fitting state.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Yoshinori Hayakawa, Kazuya Izawa
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Publication number: 20230344181Abstract: A connector structure (CS) includes an adapter (1) to be fitted to an opposing connector (100) that includes opposing terminals (102, 103) in parallel with each other and a connector (2) to be fitted to the adapter (1) in a fitting direction (X1). The connector includes a connector housing (3), a center terminal (4), and an outer terminal (5). The center terminal (4) includes a center terminal portion (40) with a central axis (C1) extending in the fitting direction. The outer terminal (5) includes a cylindrical outer terminal portion (50) that concentrically encloses the center terminal portion (40). The adapter (1) includes an adapter housing (7), a first intermediate contact (8), and a second intermediate contact (9). The adapter housing (7) and the connector housing (3) are rotatable relative to each other about the central axis (C1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Nozomi KAWAI
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Patent number: 11799236Abstract: A cable connector includes: a housing including a cylindrical fitting protrusion to be inserted into a fitting opening of a mating connector; and a retainer that enables insertion of the fitting protrusion into the mating connector only when a cable accommodated in the housing is at a regular insertion position, in which the retainer includes a lock protrusion that is at a position where fitting with the mating connector is prevented when a cable accommodated in the housing is at an irregular insertion position, and is movable to a position where fitting with the mating connector is enabled when the cable is at the regular insertion position.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenichi Nishimoto
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Publication number: 20230335949Abstract: A connector includes: a connector body including a lever arm having a first lock portion locked to a to-be-locked member of a mating connector when the connector body is fitted to the mating connector; and a second lock portion provided on the connector body so as to be slidable in a width direction orthogonal to a fitting direction to the mating connector. When the connector body is fitted to the mating connector, the second lock portion is released from a locked state to the connector body, by the mating connector, is slid in the width direction to a position where the second lock portion interferes with the lever arm, and restricts a release operation of the first lock portion from the to-be-locked member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Shinya MASADA, Hayato CHIBA
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Patent number: 11777263Abstract: The present invention provides a coaxial connector capable of reducing harness processing steps. A coaxial connector includes a contact by three-point contact, a housing including a first and a second connection base, and a shell including a cylindrical portion accommodating the first connection base and an extension portion accommodating the second connection base. The central conductor of a cable is placed on an installation surface of a contact located in a predetermined part of a housing, and a crimp housing with a slot cut out to allow pressure on the periphery of the center conductor is used. The crimp housing is held in the housing and enclosed and tightened by a pair of crimp barrels (the first barrel) provided in the shell. This allows the central conductor to be securely crimped to the installation surface of the contact.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Koga, Akihiko Otsu
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Patent number: 11769958Abstract: The present invention provides a connector that can be easily and properly connected to a sheet-like electrically conductive member that is provided with a plurality of electrically conductive portions arranged at different height positions in the thickness direction. A connector 1 includes a plurality of contacts 2, a body housing 5 that holds the contacts 2, and a cover housing 7 that is attached to the body housing 5. The body housing 5 has a plurality of holding portions 51 that hold the contacts 2. The holding portions 51 are provided in the body housing 5 so as to hold the contacts 2 at different height positions in the thickness direction of the body housing 5. A plurality of electrically conductive portions 101 come into contact with the contacts 2 in a state where an electrically conductive member 100 is sandwiched between the cover housing 7 and the body housing 5.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignees: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD., TATSUTA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Maeta, Shouzaburo Koyama, Tsugumi Takamatsu, Takashi Iwamoto, Koujirou Ikoma, Hiroshi Araki
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Publication number: 20230246352Abstract: A connector of the present invention includes a fixed housing, a movable housing, a plurality of terminals, and a metal movement restricting member to be attached to the fixed housing. The movable housing includes a main body portion for insertion in a loose-fit state into an insertion hole of the fixed housing, and a protrusion portion projecting from the main body portion. In the state where the main body portion has been inserted into the insertion hole, the protrusion portion projects from the main body portion along a perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to both the insertion direction and the width direction. When the main body portion becomes displaced in a direction opposite to the insertion direction, the movement restricting member restricts the amount of displacement of the movable housing by abutting against the protrusion portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru SHINDO, Hiroshi KITAMURA, Teppei UETSUJI
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Publication number: 20230178921Abstract: A contact is provided with an engaging portion for engaging with a housing. The housing is provided with an insertion end portion for insertion of the contact, a connection end portion for connection to a partner connection target, a contact insertion hole, and an engagement arm extending in a cantilevered manner from the connection end portion toward the insertion end portion. The engagement arm includes an engaged portion for engaging with the engaging portion, and an extension arm portion extending from the engaged portion toward the insertion end portion. The extension arm portion faces an inner wall defining the contact insertion hole with a space therebetween, and restricts the flexing amount of the engagement arm by the tip side of the extension arm portion abutting against the inner wall when the engagement arm flexes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co. Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitomo MASUTANI, Takahiro ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11658446Abstract: A relay connector connects a plurality of front female terminals that are fitted from a front side in a front-rear direction and a plurality of rear female terminals that are fitted from a rear side in the front-rear direction together. The relay connector includes a housing and a busbar. The housing includes a front insertion recess portion, a rear insertion recess portion, an intermediate wall portion, and a busbar holding portion disposed at the intermediate wall portion. The busbar includes a base portion, a rear tab, an extension portion extending from the base portion to the same side in an up-down direction, and a front tab extending from an extension end of the extension portion to the front-insertion-recess-portion side. The rear tab includes a rear held portion adjacent to the base portion and a rear male terminal portion housed in the rear insertion recess portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Shozaburo Koyama, Yuto Mantani
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Patent number: 11641069Abstract: A connector includes multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals, and a housing that holds the terminals. The first terminals are arranged side-by-side in a width direction of the housing, and the second terminals are also arranged side-by-side in the width direction. In the housing, the first terminals are arranged side-by-side with the second terminals in a front-rear direction that is perpendicular to the width direction. In a state where first electrical wires are connected to the first terminals and second electrical wires are connected to the second terminals, the first electrical wires are drawn out to one side in the front-rear direction of the housing, and the second electrical wires are drawn out to the other side in the front-rear direction of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryo Naemura
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Patent number: 11626701Abstract: The present invention provides a coaxial connector that realizes a high frequency signal flowing through a contact in a high frequency band. A coaxial connector includes a three-point contact, a housing including a first and a second connection base, and a shell including a cylindrical portion accommodating the first connection base and an extension portion covering one opening of the cylindrical portion with a bottom plate piece and accommodating the second connection base. The bottom plate piece includes an inclined surface having a higher side on the base end portion of the metal plate and a lower side on the tip end side of the metal plate. The distance between the metal plate of the contact and the bottom surface of the shell which are isolated by an insulating material of the housing is configured to become identical between the tip end side and the base end side of the contact.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Koga, Akihiko Otsu
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Patent number: 11594830Abstract: A contact includes a hollow box-shaped main body portion into which a plate-shaped counterpart contact is inserted in an insertion direction. A pair of inward slantwise elastic piece portions are provided in a manner extending in the insertion direction from a pair of opposed edge portions of the insertion opening of the main body portion into the main body portion. The pair of elastic piece portions have contact portions arranged in mutually proximal portions. A pair of restricting portions provided on the main body portion are arranged to restrict the amount of deformation of the pair of elastic piece portions when the counterpart contact is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Maeta, Kosuke Takematsu
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Publication number: 20220344870Abstract: A connector includes a housing which allows for insertion and fitting into a mating connector in an insertion direction perpendicular to a height direction and to a width direction, and a regular fitting detecting member. The regular fitting detecting member is supported on an outer wall surface of the housing so as to be slidable in the insertion direction to a non-detection position and a detection position. The regular fitting detecting member includes a base portion which has a detecting portion which allows for detecting regular fitting at the detection position, and an elastic piece and a pair of guide pieces which extend in the insertion direction from the base portion. The guide pieces allow for guiding sliding of the regular fitting detecting member by engagement with the housing. The elastic piece allows for the regular fitting detecting member to move to the detection position by being elastically deformed in the width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi YAMADA, Tomoya NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20220320806Abstract: The present invention provides a coaxial connector capable of reducing harness processing steps. A coaxial connector includes a contact by three-point contact, a housing including a first and a second connection base, and a shell including a cylindrical portion accommodating the first connection base and an extension portion accommodating the second connection base. The central conductor of a cable is placed on an installation surface of a contact located in a predetermined part of a housing, and a crimp housing with a slot cut out to allow pressure on the periphery of the center conductor is used. The crimp housing is held in the housing and enclosed and tightened by a pair of crimp barrels (the first barrel) provided in the shell. This allows the central conductor to be securely crimped to the installation surface of the contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi KOGA, Akihiko OTSU
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Publication number: 20220285895Abstract: The present invention provides a coaxial connector that realizes a high frequency signal flowing through a contact in a high frequency band. A coaxial connector includes a three-point contact, a housing including a first and a second connection base, and a shell including a cylindrical portion accommodating the first connection base and an extension portion covering one opening of the cylindrical portion with a bottom plate piece and accommodating the second connection base. The bottom plate piece includes an inclined surface having a higher side on the base end portion of the metal plate and a lower side on the tip end side of the metal plate. The distance between the metal plate of the contact and the bottom surface of the shell which are isolated by an insulating material of the housing is configured to become identical between the tip end side and the base end side of the contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi KOGA, Akihiko OTSU
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Publication number: 20220285894Abstract: The present invention provides a further miniaturized coaxial connector. A coaxial connector includes a contact by three-point contact, a housing including a first and a second connection base, and a shell including a cylindrical portion accommodating the first connection base and an extension portion accommodating the second connection base. The contact disposed inside an accommodation space on the first connection base, includes three terminals including a pair of fixed terminals and a movable terminal that are erected from a tip end side of a metal plate. The pair of fixed terminals are located at a set of vertices among vertices of a virtual equilateral triangle inscribed in a mating contact, the movable terminal is located at the other vertex of the virtual equilateral triangle, and a contact surface of the movable terminal is disposed in a state of facing an intermediate portion of the pair of fixed terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi KOGA, Akihiko OTSU
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Publication number: 20220271471Abstract: A cable connector includes: a housing including a cylindrical fitting protrusion to be inserted into a fitting opening of a mating connector; and a retainer that enables insertion of the fitting protrusion into the mating connector only when a cable accommodated in the housing is at a regular insertion position, in which the retainer includes a lock protrusion that is at a position where fitting with the mating connector is prevented when a cable accommodated in the housing is at an irregular insertion position, and is movable to a position where fitting with the mating connector is enabled when the cable is at the regular insertion position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenichi NISHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11404827Abstract: A connector locking mechanism includes a housing that includes an arm having a locking member for locking on one side and a working end on the other side and a CPA member, movably built in between a non-mating position and a complete mating position, having an arm pressing projection and an inclined surface. When mating, a mating connector is inserted into a mating opening, one side of the arm swivels on the leg portion as a fulcrum by the arm pressing projection to approach the mating connector, and the locking member is locked with the locking projection. When releasing mating, the CPA member is moved to the non-mating position, the inclined surface contacts the working end of the arm, the arm swivels moving away from the housing of the mating connector, and the locking member is released from the locking projection of the mating connector.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-Ho Son, Dong-Joo Kim